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Do what you can, then ask for help
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it. The New Zealand 4-level Covid-19 alert system specifies public health and social measure to be taken against Covid-19. But there’s another system in play for New Zealand businesses… These are of course, very generalised […]
ADLS Commercial Leases – rent reduction when no access to premises
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Kalev Crossland, www.shieffangland.co.nzRepublished with permission.Guidance only – not intended as a substitute for specific legal advice. Good morning everyone. This is a follow up article that sequels my earlier article on frustration of contract as it related to retail commercial leases. Frustration principles are judge made […]
Commercial Leases – should tenants and landlords be adjusting expectations? Frustration of contracts
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Kalev Crossland and Jesvin Boparoy, www.shieffangland.co.nzRepublished with permission.Guidance only – not intended as a substitute for specific legal advice. Overview Here’s our scenario: The government locks down a community, city, region, state or the country. Customers can no longer come to the tenanted […]
Tips for NZ Employers: reducing employee hours and redundancy
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Kalev Crossland, www.shieffangland.co.nzRepublished with permission.Not a substitute for specific legal advice; guidance only. 1. Casual workers For employees who are genuinely casual workers (on a casual agreement, hours are irregular, they can turn down shifts and/or make themselves unavailable for periods), they have […]
Commercial Leases
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Peter Liao and Janki Patel, www.carsonfox.co.nz Republished with permission. With New Zealand now in lockdown, it would be prudent for businesses with a commercial lease (whether as a landlord or tenant) to carefully consider what impact this has on their rights and obligations […]
